Australian-first Research into People Living with Dementia in Retirement Villages
24 September, 2014 by Petrina SmithLiving with dementia in retirement villages will be looked into for the first time with Alzheimer’s Australia NSW conducting a research project on whether people with dementia are well-supported in a village environment.
Still Work to do on Closing the Gap of Indigenous Life Expectancy
08 September, 2014 by Petrina SmithSouthern Adelaide Health Alliance launches second round of projects
14 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Southern Adelaide Health Alliance (SAHA) has launched its second round of projects which will focus on cancer survivorship, wound management and allergy services.
Aged care IT council launches vision for aged care
23 June, 2014 by ahhbAfter nearly two years in the making the Aged Care Industry IT Council’s (ACIITC) Information and communications technology vision for the industry was recently launched by Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews. The event was very well attended with close to 90 representatives from industry, bureaucracy and federal parliamentarians.
Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander Health Leaders Call for Co-payment to be Scrapped
21 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Leaders from across Australia say the co-payment is against the principles of health equity outlined in the Statement of Intent to Close the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes.
Seniors Advised to Love Your Lungs
30 April, 2014 by Petrina SmithAlmost two-in-three Australian seniors maybe jeopardising their ‘golden years’ by not protecting against an often fatal lung infection, despite being at increased risk.1
ACSA Celebrates Removal of Commonwealth Building Certification Process for Residential Aged Care
19 March, 2014 by Petrina SmithMessage from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
18 December, 2013 by ahhbLee Thomas, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), presents this issue’s foreword.
This one’s for the nurses
08 November, 2012 by John ConnoleFive was the magic number for two Lutheran Community Care aged care services where nursing staff recently traded places to an acute setting and university students kicked-off their first year nursing placement at Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. Lara Caughey reports.
